Civil Liabilities of the Plastic Surgeon in Surgeries When Compared to the Promised Results

  • Mayna Marchiori de Moraes Universidade Estadual de Londrina - UEL
  • Rozane da Rosa Cachapuz Universidade Estadual de Londrina - UEL
Keywords: Liability of the plastic surgeon, Cosmetic surgery, Bligation of achieving results, Subjective liability.

Abstract

The number of cosmetic plastic surgeries in contemporary society has increased enormously either because of human vanity and consumerism or because of the psychic dissatisfaction with the patient’s well-being. Scientific and technological progress and easy access to surgical techniques contribute towards the popularity of the procedure. When the patients opt for plastic surgery, they strongly believe that the result will give the expected and desired shape, according to the doctor’s promise. However, in certain cases, the result promised by the plastic surgeon fails. This fact implies in the civil liability of the plastic surgeon with regard to the promised results; in other words, the client’s particular purpose was not achieved. Current essay shows that the juridical nature of the obligation consists of producing the desired results and this does not constitute the objectivity of the surgeon’s responsibility. The surgeon has to show that damage occurred from factors which were unrelated to the service provided.

Author Biographies

Mayna Marchiori de Moraes, Universidade Estadual de Londrina - UEL
Mestranda em Direito Negocial pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina – UEL/PR, Pós-Graduada em Direito Aplicado lato sensu pela Escola da Magistratura do Estado do Paraná – EMAP;. Membro do Grupo de Pesquisa GEFACESCOM e GECORP da Universidade Estadual de Londrina – UEL/PR; E-mail: marchiorima@hotmail.com
Rozane da Rosa Cachapuz, Universidade Estadual de Londrina - UEL
Doutora em Direito das Relações Sociais pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo – PUCSP; Mestra em Direito Negocial pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina – UEL/PR; Docente permanente do Programa de Mestrado em Direito Negocial da Universidade Estadual de Londrina – UEL/PR; Diretora cultural do Instituto Brasileiro de Direito de Família, IBDFAM – Londrina/PR; E-mail:. rozane_cachapuz@hotmail.com.br
Published
2011-11-30
Section
Doutrinas